HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR PATIENT CONTACT
The MCOM has four health related requirements that must be met prior to matriculation.
1. Students must have health insurance in effect at all times during enrollment at MCOM. Information on basic health insurance policies will be available at orientation for students who do not have current health insurance.
2. Students must have disability insurance in effect at all times during enrollment at MCOM. The policy can be purchased for approximately $70 by incoming first-year students at orientation and must be renewed annually.
3. Students must undergo a physical examination prior to starting school. Complete the Physical Exam Verification Form (open hyperlink and go to the last page of the Communicable Disease Prevention Certification and Physical Examination Verification Form) and return it to the Medical Health Administration Office as soon as possible, but no later than July 1 of the new academic year.
4. Students must complete and return the Communicable Disease Prevention Certification Form (see hyperlink in #3 above) to the Medical Health Administration Office along with all required documentation as specified in each of the blocks on the Certification Form. All documentation must be in English.
All MCOM students (including visiting students) must complete the following requirements prior to matriculation:
TUBERCULOSIS: Documentation of an initial “2-Step” Tuberculin Skin Test (TST/PPD). The second test must be at least 1 week and no longer than 12 months from the initial testing and within 6 months of starting USF. This current test result can serve as the second step if administered within 12 months of the previous test date. A “negative” Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood test (QFT or T-Spot) may be submitted for the “2-Step” TST. Individuals with a history of a “Positive” TST/PPD skin test or IGRA must submit documentation of a negative chest x-ray within 12 months of visit to USF and a current Screening Questionnaire for signs/symptoms of TB.
RUBELLA (German Measles): Serologic documentation of a positive Rubella immune titer OR immunization with at least one dose of live Rubella or MMR vaccine after 12 months of age.
RUBEOLA (10 Day Measles): Serologic documentation of a positive Rubeola immune titer OR immunization with two doses of live Rubeola or MMR vaccine administered after 12 months of age separated by 28 days or more.
MUMPS: Serologic documentation of a positive Mumps immune titer OR immunization with at least two doses of live Mumps or MMR vaccine after 12 months of age separated by 28 days or more.
VARICELLA (Chicken Pox): Serologic documentation of a positive Varicella titer OR two Varicella immunizations (given at least 4 weeks apart). This requirement is satisfied only by a positive titer or the vaccine series. A history of chicken pox disease does NOT satisfy this requirement.
HEPATITIS B: Serologic documentation of a positive (QUANTITATIVE) Hepatitis B surface antibody titer following completion of the Hepatitis B vaccination series of 3 injections. Students must provide documentation of the Vaccine series AND the Positive Antibody Titer to meet this requirement.
INFLUENZA VACCINATION: Flu vaccination will be required each year. This vaccine will be provided for students at no cost beginning as soon as the vaccine is available of each flu season through the USF Health Medical Health Administration office.
TETANUS/diphtheria/acellular pertussis (Tdap) (Adacel™ or BOOSTRIX® Vaccine Booster) vaccine booster is required. Tdap was licensed in 2005 for use as a single dose booster vaccination (i.e., not for subsequent booster doses). The current CDC recommendation states “Healthcare personnel, regardless of age, should receive a single dose of Tdap as soon as feasible if they have not previously received Tdap and regardless of the time since last Td dose”. After receiving Tdap, personnel should receive routine booster shots against tetanus and diphtheria by existing guidelines every 10 years.
MENINGITIS: Documentation of immunization with one dose of Meningitis vaccine OR declination of the meningitis vaccine. Vaccination is required ONLY if living in USF housing.